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Thoughts on the Interaction of Trauma, Addiction, and Spirituality
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In this paper, the prevalence of trauma, substance use disorders and their co-occurrence in both clinical and community populations is reviewed and deeper understanding of these phenomena is providing new and promising treatment modalities.Abstract:
This article reviews the prevalence of trauma, substance use disorders, and their co-occurrence in both clinical and community populations Deeper understanding of these phenomena is providing new and promising treatment modalities Spiritual development and growth complement these emerging treatmentsread more
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The Self-medication Hypothesis of Substance Use Disorders: A Reconsideration and Recent Applications
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Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
Vincent J. Felitti,Robert F. Anda,Dale F. Nordenberg,David F. Williamson,Alison M. Spitz,Valerie J. Edwards,Mary P. Koss,James S. Marks +7 more
TL;DR: For example, this article found a strong relationship between the breadth of exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several of the leading causes of death in adults.
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The self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders: Focus on heroin and cocaine dependence.
TL;DR: Clinical observations and psychiatric diagnostic findings of drug-dependent individuals suggest that they are predisposed to addiction because they suffer with painful affect states and related psychiatric disorders.
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The self-medication hypothesis of substance use disorders: a reconsideration and recent applications.
TL;DR: Clinical observations and empirical studies that focus on painful affects and subjective states of distress more consistently suggest that such states of suffering are important psychological determinants in using, becoming dependent upon, and relapsing to addictive substances.
The Self-medication Hypothesis of Substance Use Disorders: A Reconsideration and Recent Applications
TL;DR: The self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders derives primarily from clinical observations of patients with substance use disorders as mentioned in this paper, who discover that the specific actions or effects of each class of drugs relieve or change a range of painful affect states.
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Addiction is a brain disease, and it matters.
TL;DR: The most effective treatment approaches will include biological, behavioral, and social-context components as discussed by the authors and recognize addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use.